- Marine Le Pen: The French Fascist Putin Fangirl Who Could Screw Us All
- Putin Goes Into Battle on a Second Front: ‘Cancel’ Culture (nytimes.com)
- Poland ready to transfer Soviet-made MiG fighter jets to US to supply Ukraine (axios.com)Nyet! McDonald’s shuts down its Russian eateries (nydailynews.com)Experts Shocked by Russian Troop Losses - and Suggest Russians May Lose if They Enter the Cities (politicususa.com)
- Soprano Anna Netrebko withdraws from Metropolitan Opera performances rather than renounce Russian dictator Vladimir Putin (theguardian.com)
- Robert Reich: Dictators like Putin surround themselves with liars and propaganda. That leads to very bad decisions (theguardian.com)
- Putin Aide Chubais Quits Kremlin, Leaves Russia (themoscowtimes.com)
- Some Russian officials think invading Ukraine was ‘a mistake’ and are ‘discouraged, frightened’ at Vladimir Putin, and ‘making apocalyptic forecasts,’ report says (businessinsider.com)Top Ukrainian official will ask Congress to punish American companies still operating in Russia (alternet.org)
- Ukraine War: Biden Caps 3 Days of Diplomacy With Rebuke of Putin (nytimes.com)In Fiery Speech, Biden Condemns Putin and Says He ‘Cannot Remain in Power’ (nytimes.com)Blinken says U.S. is not seeking regime change; Russia may be trying to encircle troops in east Ukraine (cnbc.com)Russian aim to split Ukraine unviable, military chief says (bbc.com)Where was Sergei Shoigu? Russia’s missing defense minister resurfaces. (washingtonpost.com)President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine asked for “1 percent” of NATO’s tanks and planes (nytimes.com)At the Edge of Kyiv, Ukrainians Show Off Their Counteroffensive (nytimes.com)Meanwhile, with Moscow distracted, Azeri troops entered peacekeeping zone in Nagorno-Karabakh (dw.com)
- $17bn of global assets linked to 35 Russians with alleged ties to Putin (theguardian.com)
- As Ukrainians Slow Russia’s Advance, Putin Threatens Loss of Independent Nationhood (nytimes.com)Mariupol evacuation postponed as Russia accused of breaking ceasefire (theguardian.com)As Russia Pounds Ukraine, NATO Countries Rush In Javelins and Stingers (nytimes.com)Ceasefire talks continue as Putin, reeling from sanctions, says they are akin to war declaration (theguardian.com)How the West Marshaled a Stunning Show of Unity Against Russia (nytimes.com)Russia weighs risks of launching cyberattacks against the West (thehill.com)‘I Just Can’t Stand By’: American Veterans Join the Fight in Ukraine (nytimes.com)CNN, BBC, CBS, Bloomberg to stop broadcasting in Russia after law criminalizing spread of what they call ‘fake’ news (i.e. the truth) (nydailynews.com)
